Hi there, was wondering if many here use bass shakers or transducers for LFE. I recently got into sim racing and there are some interesting things out there. I am looking to see if anyone has experiences and what they may be able to share. I am currently looking at some Dayton TT25-16ohm shakers, and powering them off of a 5.1 Receiver that has inputs for all 5 amplified channels, but am curious as to the receivers ability to run 16ohm shakers. My plan is to use them on pedals and shifter controls, not under my seat, so they needn't be powerful.
Any tips or stories from those who have used shakers or transducers would be cool. Thanks.
Any tips or stories from those who have used shakers or transducers would be cool. Thanks.
You would probably be better off with the Dayton TT25-8, as most receivers have only half the output power at 16 ohms compared to 8.
I built a sub into a sofa once before. I became a fan of the shaking effect. It takes the sense of realism playing vids up a few notches. When your also hearing big bass, it gets the heart rate elevated.
The upper Dayton stuff gets a thumbs up, I'm learning its a solid bang for the buck.
The upper Dayton stuff gets a thumbs up, I'm learning its a solid bang for the buck.
I LOVE mine.
I use a buttkicker mini (about a hundred bucks.). 50-250 watts recommended and a six ounce piston inside. I often wonder what the full size buttkicker is like with it's multi-pound piston. I think you could shake a building apart.
The mini works for me. I use it very oddly- I usually sit on it, with it under one of my thighs on my desk/office chair. One common use is when I listen to music at 3 am. I have concrete walls, but still. The buttkicker allows me to turn my conventional sub WAY down, but I still get the feeling that it's playing at the level where my neighbors would kill me.
Alternatively, I listen on headphones with the shaker, and that lets me have nice "loud" bass without blowing out my ears.
Lastly, I like to practice bass guitar with it. esp if I'm not cranking the volume up. I probably used headphones to practice twice in my life before the buttkicker. Now it's something that I'll do every so often. it's a great feeling- I can feel the pluck of my finger instantaneously through my body- the timing and intensity of the note are as accurate a sensation as possible. The frequency blends with what's playing in the headphones and sounds/feels just great.
Never once used it for movies. I play my stereo(s) loud. the sound accompanying visual media... I'm fine with that coming out of the stock TV speakers (although it does come through parts of my larger mish-mosh of a system sometimes.)
Music is gonna require a crossover. It likes it set LOW. I just peeked at my AC-22 and that channel is set at 75. it sounds really bizarre when this soup can is kiiiiinda playing the higher frequencies.
Bass guitar doesn't require a crossover.
Oh, and I said "practice" earlier. yea, that would imply some kidna discipline and I don't do that
I use a buttkicker mini (about a hundred bucks.). 50-250 watts recommended and a six ounce piston inside. I often wonder what the full size buttkicker is like with it's multi-pound piston. I think you could shake a building apart.
The mini works for me. I use it very oddly- I usually sit on it, with it under one of my thighs on my desk/office chair. One common use is when I listen to music at 3 am. I have concrete walls, but still. The buttkicker allows me to turn my conventional sub WAY down, but I still get the feeling that it's playing at the level where my neighbors would kill me.
Alternatively, I listen on headphones with the shaker, and that lets me have nice "loud" bass without blowing out my ears.
Lastly, I like to practice bass guitar with it. esp if I'm not cranking the volume up. I probably used headphones to practice twice in my life before the buttkicker. Now it's something that I'll do every so often. it's a great feeling- I can feel the pluck of my finger instantaneously through my body- the timing and intensity of the note are as accurate a sensation as possible. The frequency blends with what's playing in the headphones and sounds/feels just great.
Never once used it for movies. I play my stereo(s) loud. the sound accompanying visual media... I'm fine with that coming out of the stock TV speakers (although it does come through parts of my larger mish-mosh of a system sometimes.)
Music is gonna require a crossover. It likes it set LOW. I just peeked at my AC-22 and that channel is set at 75. it sounds really bizarre when this soup can is kiiiiinda playing the higher frequencies.
Bass guitar doesn't require a crossover.
Oh, and I said "practice" earlier. yea, that would imply some kidna discipline and I don't do that
I experimented with a shaker setup and ended with the bass shakers vrom visaton cause they had the lowest resonance frequency. And we want LOW frequencies form these, no? Best setup was EQing the resonance and having a pretty low crossover, 40Hz maybe, so only the lowest frequencies get into vibration. And important - it should not be to loud! The effect must be subtle, then it really brings additional realism and fun.
At the moment building my new living room + home cinema and on the search for a new couch - looking forward to put this together again!
At the moment building my new living room + home cinema and on the search for a new couch - looking forward to put this together again!
